Oregon Trail Sites

Jane Ricordati: INT 925 Project #1

Illinois State Social Studies Standards. Goal 16: Understand events, trends, individuals and movements shaping the history of Illinois, the United States and other nations. The goal lists many historical eras to cover and among them is national expansion from 1815 to 1850. Benchmark 16.D.2a further states: Describe the ways in which participation in the westward movement affected families and communities.

 

All About the Oregon Trail
America's West - Development & History
Building a Covered Wagon -- version 2 -- Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Conestoga wagon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
EDSITEment - Lesson Plan
EDSITEment -On the Oregon Trail
EDSITEment Oegon Trail
End of the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center
Fantastic Facts about the Oregon-Trail
Go West! Imaging the Oregon Trail
On the Trail Again - An Oregon Trail WebQuest
Oregon Trail Diary - An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan
Oregon Trail FAQ
Oregon Trail for kids
Oregon Trail History Library - Main Menu
Oregon Trail Menu Page
Oregon Trail NPS
Oregon Trail The Great Migration 1843 Pioneer Wagon Train to Oregon
Oregon Trail Thinkquest
Oregon Trail Timeline
OT teacher's guide
Pioneer Tidbits - Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Pioneers
Prairie Schooners
Sager Story - Whitman Mission National Historic Site
Simulation Oregon Trail - An Educator's Reference Desk Lesson Plan
The Oregon Trail 1843 Map
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon-Trail
Westward Expansion
Westward Movement - Social Studies Lesson Plan, Thematic Unit, Activity, Worksheet, or Teaching Idea